Danish fixed-income boutique SRV Capital has strengthened its investment team following another year of strong growth, promoting analyst Peter Dam Skjærbæk to Portfolio Manager...
Infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as one of the more defensive corners of private markets, characterized by essential services, stable cash flows, and hard-asset...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
While parts of the private equity industry have faced a challenging dealmaking environment in recent years, Nordic mid-market buyout manager Summa Equity has navigated...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
At first glance, CTA investing can appear deceptively homogeneous. Many managers trade the same liquid futures markets and rely on systematic, trendfollowing models that...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
By Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
By Thomas Babbedge at GreshamQuant: I first went to the Exeter Racecourse when I was thirteen years old with the girl next-door. I don't remember where...
By Bjarne Graven Larsen: For decades during the great moderation, the 60/40 portfolio was the institutional investor's Swiss army knife. Equities grew wealth; bonds...
By Scott Schefrin, Portfolio Manager at AB Hedge Fund Solutions: After a series of slower years for deal activity, merger arbitrage has re-emerged as a compelling strategy...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
AMF has strengthened its investment organization with the addition of Erik Eikeland, a former portfolio manager at hedge fund boutique Alcur Fonder. Eikeland brings...
Taner Pikdöken, former partner and portfolio manager at alternative fund boutique Atlant Fonder, has re-emerged with the launch of Always Summer Asset Management, a...
Hedge fund manager Marcus Wahlberg has decided to outsource the fund management function of his long/short equity strategy, Elementa, to ISEC Services, consolidating administrative,...
Norwegian fund boutique Sissener has long been associated with its flagship hedge fund, built around a flexible mandate and multi-sector expertise. Seeking to capitalize...
By Jerry Parker, Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Capital: The growth of CTA and trend following ETFs has expanded access to systematic strategies, but it...
Stock-picking boutique Alcur Fonder has appointed Per Flöstrand as Chief Investment Officer, with the portfolio manager taking over the role from co-founder and long-time...